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Chestnut Grove Elementary School

Q: Is Chestnut Grove Elementary School a good school?

Chestnut Grove Elementary School ranks 393 rd of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

393^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Chestnut Grove Elementary School in Decatur, AL, is a mid-sized school serving 436 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the Decatur City district, where a majority of families (58%) qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Chestnut Grove’s biggest standout is its remarkable success with Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students. In the most recent school year, the school ranked in the 80th percentile for Hispanic students and the 78th percentile for ELL students—a dramatic jump from just a few years ago, when ELL students ranked in the 34th percentile. This suggests a highly effective, targeted support system that nearby schools like West Decatur Elementary School and Frances Nungester Elementary School—which serve similar populations—have not yet matched. Another clear strength is early literacy: 3rd-grade English proficiency hit 72%, well above the district (60%) and state (65%) averages, and on par with top performers like Walter Jackson Elementary School and Julian Harris Elementary School. The school also boasts exceptionally low chronic absenteeism at just 3.8%, far better than the state average of 12%.

However, there is a notable “4th-grade slump.” While 3rd-grade scores shine, 4th-grade math proficiency drops to just 32%, well below district and state averages of 42%. English and science scores also lag in 4th grade, suggesting a transition challenge that needs attention. Despite this, Chestnut Grove’s overall ranking has climbed steadily from the 32nd percentile in 2021-2022 to the 43rd percentile today. It outperforms nearby Oak Park Elementary School and BanksCaddell Elementary School while spending less per student, and its favorable 13.4 student-teacher ratio likely supports early-grade success. For parents, this is a school with clear strengths in early reading and ELL support, but one to watch closely as children approach 4th grade.

436

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,662

Per pupil spending ?

58.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3205 Cedarhurst Dr SW
Decatur, AL 35603-3127

(256) 552-3092

District: Decatur City

Students who attend Chestnut Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Austin Middle School
High:	Austin High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.3%

African American:

26.8%

Hispanic:

25.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 32nd percentile in 2022 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 43rd (2026) from a 32nd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Science scores 14 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg50%

Alabama avg53%

393^rd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Decatur City

88^th of 139Decatur City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	393 of 686	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.5	406 of 680	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	453 of 684	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	438 of 680	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	469 of 687	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	375 of 692	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	330 of 681	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	421 of 680	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.3	317 of 688	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.4	293 of 691	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.9	432 of 691	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.0	364 of 695	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.2	284 of 696	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.6	235 of 696	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.9	472 of 709	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.2	290 of 704	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.1	137 of 696	80.3%	★★★★☆
2008	69.7	181 of 698	74.1%	★★★★☆
2007	71.2	177 of 698	74.6%	★★★★☆
2006	86.1	41 of 689	94.0%	★★★★★
2005	88.3	31 of 688	95.5%	★★★★★
2004	78.1	101 of 623	83.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	168 of 429	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.8	289 of 427	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	230 of 420	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	299 of 427	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	291 of 426	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	211 of 426	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	247 of 426	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	320 of 423	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.6	249 of 336	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	32 of 143	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	36.2	87 of 131	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	85 of 123	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	359 of 652	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.8	423 of 649	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	455 of 650	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	477 of 645	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	495 of 656	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.1	374 of 656	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	290 of 646	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.3	438 of 640	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.8	317 of 639	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	18 of 90	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	51.9	88 of 206	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	87 of 196	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	101 of 184	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	150 of 175	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	81 of 152	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	363 of 668	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.1	420 of 660	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	459 of 670	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	432 of 623	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	462 of 651	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.5	364 of 653	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	399 of 649	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	526 of 651	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	62.2	180 of 567	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	391 of 660	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.2	364 of 651	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	421 of 655	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	383 of 649	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	417 of 669	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	350 of 669	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	333 of 650	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	317 of 650	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.2	274 of 639	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	190 of 403	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.0	236 of 403	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	253 of 395	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	225 of 345	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	222 of 398	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.0	47 of 392	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	31.9	241 of 344	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	338 of 500	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.4	403 of 532	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	470 of 535	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	343 of 528	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	429 of 540	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.4	308 of 539	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	288 of 529	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	238 of 508	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.5	120 of 369	67.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)78th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2026)61st percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile~ school

Male (2026)41st percentile~ school

White (2026)32nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English61%-3 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Science37%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chestnut Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3205 Cedarhurst Dr SW	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3092	436	33	13.4	58.3%	154 (35.3%)	117 (26.8%)	112 (25.7%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (8.0%)	45.7	393^rd of 686 public elementary schools	42.7%		42.5	406^th of 680 public elementary schools	40.3%	13	49.2	32.2	37.7	36.7	72.1	47.5	63.9	$10,662	$27	$10,635
Frances Nungester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	726 Tammy St SW	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3079	428	27	16.1	75.5%	68 (15.9%)	203 (47.4%)	114 (26.6%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	33	473^rd of 686 public elementary schools	31.0%		22.8	523^rd of 680 public elementary schools	23.1%	50	38.9	22.2	37.5	33.3	58.3	42.9	58.9	$10,759	$2,768	$7,991
Austinville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2320 Clara Ave SW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3050	463	28	16.3	67.6%	51 (11.0%)	119 (25.7%)	265 (57.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.8%)	41.2	424^th of 686 public elementary schools	38.2%		38.7	436^th of 680 public elementary schools	35.9%	12	47.6	36.7	43.1	40.0	41.3	53.3	60.3	$9,969	$885	$9,084
Julian Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1922 McAuliffe Dr SW	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3096	349	23	15.5	51.9%	134 (38.4%)	132 (37.8%)	33 (9.5%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.3%)	62.6	256^th of 686 public elementary schools	62.7%		64.9	232^nd of 680 public elementary schools	65.9%	24	48.0	52.9	40.0	67.7	66.0	66.2	63.6
Woodmeade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 19th Ave SW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3023	361	24	15.0	67.6%	55 (15.2%)	93 (25.8%)	179 (49.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	26 (7.2%)	40.1	432^nd of 686 public elementary schools	37.0%		30.8	471^st of 680 public elementary schools	30.7%	39	47.4	20.0	33.3	37.5	66.7	55.0	57.5	$9,103	$1,156	$7,947
Walter Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1950 Park St SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3031	251	17	14.9	59.8%	113 (45.0%)	56 (22.3%)	51 (20.3%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.4%)	63.5	247^th of 686 public elementary schools	64.0%		62.8	248^th of 680 public elementary schools	63.5%	1	26.2	62.1	50.0	65.5	69.1	75.9	61.8
West Decatur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	708 Memorial Dr Sw	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3027	407	25	16.6	81.1%	41 (10.1%)	76 (18.7%)	276 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	13.1	613^th of 686 public elementary schools	10.6%		14.9	588^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.5%	25	24.6	16.7	22.5	13.1	40.6	30.0	46.0	$10,695	$1,257	$9,437
Oak Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1218 16th Ave SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3033	481	36	13.5	70.9%	76 (15.8%)	133 (27.7%)	236 (49.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (6.0%)	23.2	531^st of 686 public elementary schools	22.6%		8.7	648^th of 680 public elementary schools	4.7%	117	28.1	45.6	32.7	20.0	27.0	38.6	41.7	$14,212	$2,829	$11,384
BanksCaddell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Gordon Dr SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3040	477	29	16.7	76.5%	59 (12.4%)	130 (27.3%)	262 (54.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	27.5	504^th of 686 public elementary schools	26.5%		17.4	565^th of 680 public elementary schools	16.9%	61	28.6	40.9	18.5	36.6	50.7	51.4	37.7	$11,826	$2,971	$8,854
Benjamin Davis Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	417 Monroe Dr NW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 552-3025	251	19	13.4	55.4%	96 (38.2%)	85 (33.9%)	52 (20.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Chestnut Grove Elementary School

How many students attend Chestnut Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Chestnut Grove Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Chestnut Grove Elementary School?

Students at Chestnut Grove Elementary School are 35% White, 27% African American, 26% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Chestnut Grove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chestnut Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Austin Middle School
High : Austin High School

What district is Chestnut Grove Elementary School in?

Decatur City

Is Chestnut Grove Elementary School a good school?

Chestnut Grove Elementary School ranks 393^rd of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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